Overall GiG Score: 4 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +8

ONCA TRUST LIMITED 

The ONCA Trust fosters and inspires a greater understanding of ecology through art, education and creative practice. We raise awareness of environmental and social change through the running of a non-profit art gallery, studio and workspace, and through arts-based educational outreach. We organise exhibitions, workshops, events and projects, themed around key ecological issues.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 11 years

www.onca.org.uk

info@onca.org.uk

01273607101

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/22£162£243£-80n/an/an/an/an/a5
30/09/21£246£201£45n/an/an/an/an/a8
30/09/20£206£162£44n/an/an/an/an/a20
30/09/19*£162£174£-11n/an/an/an/an/a40
30/09/18£130£143£-12£0£0£0n/a040
30/09/17£117£126£-9£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£143£124£19£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£74£59£15£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£51£27£24£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£10£4£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 5 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Brighton And Hove,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£87,000
Esmee Fairbairn£70,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,510
Sussex Community Foundation£8,518
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to ONCA
£6,018 17/11/2023
Funding was provided towards a sewing project for refugees.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community 'Noons on the Barge
£9,510 02/09/2022
The funding will be used to run weekly community drop-in sessions in a comfortable social space where local residents will have an opportunity to connect and take part in creative activities. The ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Articulate Arts Ltd
£2,500 18/05/2020
Articulate works with children and young people who have been disturbed by trauma, providing safe spaces to explore, express and enjoy themselves through art. Working with specialist artist ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to ONCA Trust Limited
£10,000 12/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
DCMS - ONCA: Staying with the Trouble
£50,000 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Sustaining our Future 2021
£37,000 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to ONCA Trust Limited
£60,000 18/06/2019
36
Towards the Barge manager salary costs, supporting work on inclusive practice in environmental education.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to ONCA Trust Limited
£5,000 16/11/2018
6
Funding was provided to increase engagement with a new marine environment-focused education and community programme run from The Barge at Brighton Marina.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to ONCA Trust Limited
£4,400 14/07/2017
3
ONCA is an arts and environment charity in central Brighton. Through outreach projects, they aim to ensure everyone has access to the arts. Funding was provided towards 12 inclusive art workshops ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-72
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/01/2013, number: 1150539
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/09/2012, number: 08220691
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR19: 63 days late,
Main office

14 ST GEORGES PLACE
BRIGHTON
BN14GB

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECTS OF CONSERVATION AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH(I) STAGING EXHIBITIONS (INCLUDING ART EXHIBITIONS) (II) PROVIDING WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES(III) PROVIDING CREATIVE WRITING AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL COURSES(IV)SUPPORTING THE WORK OF CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHARITIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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